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New Zealand’s Achievements from 10 Years of Development Assistance in Bamyan, Afghanistan

21 March 2013

Annex Two

Published March 2013 by the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. For more information about the New Zealand Aid Programme please visit www.aid.govt.nz On the cover: the empty niches of the famous Buddha that were demolished by

the Taliban in 2001 dominate Bamyan valley.

New Zealand’s Achievements from 10 Years of Development

Assistance in Bamyan, Afghanistan

Contents

Purpose ...................................................................... 1

Executive Summary .................................................... 2

General ...................................................................... 6

Bamyan overview .................................................................... 6

New Zealand’s development assistance ...................................... 6

Looking to the future ................................................................ 7

Snapshot of Bamyan compared to the rest of Afghanistan ............. 7

Education ................................................................... 9

Key achievements .................................................................... 9

Facts and figures ..................................................................... 9

Governance, Justice, and Rule of Law ....................... 12

Key achievements ................................................................... 12

Facts and figures .................................................................... 12

Health ...................................................................... 16



Humanitarian Assistance and Reconstruction

Projects .................................................................... 18



Sustainable Economic Development .......................... 20



Annex 1: chronology and expenditure by activity

of New Zealand’s aid programme in Afghanistan ...... 23

Annex 2: list of NZDF humanitarian assistance

and reconstruction projects (2004-2013) ................. 29

Annex 3: list of US-funded projects managed by

the New Zealand-led PRT (2008-2013) ..................... 37

Annex 4: list of Singaporean Army and Malaysian

Army-funded projects (2007-2013) .......................... 40

Annex 5: sources of information ............................... 42

New Zealand’s Achievements from 10 Years of Development

Assistance in Bamyan, Afghanistan

Purpose

The purpose of this document is to provide a resource that summarises what

New Zealand has achieved in its 10 years leading the Provincial Reconstruction

Team (PRT) in Bamyan, Afghanistan. It can be used for providing information

to the public, formal briefings, talking points, and any other opportunity to

communicate our story of achievement in Afghanistan over the past decade.

Information contained in this Communications Package came from a range of

sources including reviews, reports, the Activity Management System (AMS) and

discussions with those involved in development work in Bamyan.

Note that for coherency, information has been split into sectors. However in

many instances projects have cut across more than one sector. For example,

humanitarian and reconstruction projects often contribute to improved access to

education outcomes through the construction of school buildings or the repair or

purchase of furniture for classrooms however these projects have been

classified as humanitarian and reconstruction projects for ease of reference.

This information was compiled in March 2013, and is accurate as of that date.

New Zealand’s Achievements from 10 Years of Development | page 2 Assistance in Bamyan, Afghanistan

Executive Summary

Snapshot of achievements in Bamyan Province (Afghanistan) to which New Zealand has made a significant contribution

New Zealand has supported development needs in Bamyan Province for more

than a decade, since the establishment of the Provincial Reconstruction Team

(PRT) in 2003. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the New Zealand

Defence Force, and the New Zealand Police have worked together on a wide

range of projects, in close cooperation with the Provincial Governor and other

Afghan officials. Singaporean, Malaysian and US military contingents, and US,

UK and Afghan civilians have also at various times been part of the

New Zealand-led PRT and have provided development assistance in the

province. Without the presence of New Zealand’s soldiers these achievements

would not have been possible.

Education

• In the past 7 years 950 students have graduated from Bamyan University.

In 2006 there were 312 students attending classes – that number increased

to 2,700 in 2013. New Zealand’s support has included provision of teaching

and learning resources, staff development, support for teacher education and

facility upgrades.

• New Zealand is currently funding an in-service teacher training programme

which will see 653 teachers upgrading their qualifications to a recognised

teacher training qualification by early 2015.

• About one-third of the teachers in Bamyan have benefited from previous

New Zealand supported training courses. In 2012 38% of teachers were

women (up from 15% in 2005).

• In 2012, 247 girls in Bamyan passed the university entrance examination,

held following the final year of high school. (Only 3 passed in 2005.)

• Both New Zealand and US PRT resources have helped construct new school

buildings and classrooms across Bamyan province and supply necessary

books and equipment. During the Taliban era approximately 12 schools were

operating in Bamyan. By 2012 there were 353 schools, including 73 high

schools.

Governance, Justice and Rule of Law

• Almost 1,000 government staff in the Central Highlands Region have

benefited from a Professional Development Programme run by the Aga Khan

Foundation with funding from New Zealand. Under this programme systems

and infrastructure support was also provided to district governors’ offices.

• New Zealand Police’s Operation Highland started in 2005 with two officers –

in the first year 500 Afghan National Police were trained. In total, sixteen

rotations of New Zealand Police (a total of 53 NZ Police staff) went to

Bamyan, latterly working as part of the European Union Policing Mission

(EUPOL).

• Since the start of New Zealand Police’s Operation Highland over 90% of

police recruits have passed Basic and Criminal Investigation

Dr Habiba Sarabi is Bamyan’s

Provincial Governor and the first

and only female Governor in

Afghanistan


Courses. Training of Afghan National Police has focused on two areas:

command training of Senior Afghan National Police, including intelligence-led

policing which allows the Afghan National Police to respond to information

gathered from the community; and secondly on basic and refresher training

for recruits and frontline police at the Regional Training Centre which was

staffed by Afghan National Police training officers, and through District

stations.

• Over 3,0001 Afghan police received training during the eight years of New

Zealand Police deployments.

• The Afghan National Police Women’s Committee at the Bamyan Provincial

Police Headquarters, which advocates for and supports female police, is the

first such committee to be established in Afghanistan. In the early days of

New Zealand Police’s deployments to Bamyan there was only one female

police officer – now there are 18 in three districts.

• New Zealand supported the building of five new police stations in Bamyan as

well as the purchase of vehicles and equipment.

• New Zealand has also promoted access to justice and rule of law through

financially supporting the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights

Commission which works to promote human rights and monitor human rights

abuses. The Bamyan office runs human rights courses at schools, mosques

and in communities across the province. Between 2003 and 2012 the AIHRC

regional office estimates 50,000 – 60,000 people have received training in

human rights issues.

Health

• Several donors (including New Zealand) support the Bamyan Provincial

Hospital which has significantly expanded, more than doubling the number of

beds, since 2004. During 2012 there were 84,404 outpatient consultations

and the hospital achieved over 80% in all Ministry of Public Health quality

care standards.

• In 2012 679 Bamyan hospital staff participated in training. In addition 24 e-

health training sessions were held for 525 participants. The Malaysian

military contingent at the PRT has contributed to these training sessions, in

addition to running dental training and services across the province.

• New Zealand has funded basic health services in Shibar district of Bamyan

Province since 2006. In 2012 at the five supported clinics there were 469

assisted births, 715 women received at least one ante-natal visit, 550 a post-

natal visit, and 883 children under one were vaccinated.

• Health clinics have been built by the PRT in all seven districts with funding

from New Zealand, the US, and Singapore.

Humanitarian Assistance and Reconstruction (New Zealand

Defence Force)

• The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) effort in Bamyan has focused on

establishing a security environment in which the local people could rebuild

their province with the support of the Afghan government, New Zealand and

other donors. An additional goal was to underpin the authority of local and

central government in the province.

1 This figure is a best estimate by NZ Police.


• The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) has provided funding to the

NZDF to undertake targeted development activities since 2004, soon after

New Zealand soldiers took over the PRT.

• Major construction projects carried out include an extension to Bamyan Boys’

High School, a dormitory for the Teacher Training College, the construction of

five District Police headquarters, crucial Bailey bridges in Sayghan, Shibar

and Waras districts, Doju Doshak health clinic and a maternity block and new

kitchen (which was also fitted out) at the Bamyan hospital.

• Many small infrastructure projects were completed that assist Bamyan people

every day – flood protection walls, wells, road culverts and security walls at

schools.

• In total, between 2004 and 2011, NZDF was involved in more than 200

projects, large and small, that assisted the people of Bamyan.

Sustainable Economic Development (Agriculture, Renewable

Energy and Tourism)

• New Zealand’s agriculture support programme is introducing modern farming

techniques, better performing crops, animal health and veterinary training.

Working alongside the Bamyan Department of Agriculture, Irrigation and

Livestock (DAIL) the programme aims to improve the livelihoods of farmers

in four of Bamyan’s seven districts. The programme runs until the end of

2014 and is co-funded by UK’s Department for International Development

(DFID).

• 64 tractors and implements have been purchased for cooperatives in Bamyan

on a cost sharing basis. A driver training and maintenance programme is

ensuring that the tractors are operated in a safe and sustainable manner.

• An additional 30,000 tonnes of potatoes were harvested in Bamyan in 2012

in part due to increased mechanisation, which enables better soil preparation

and more effective collection.

• The building of potato storage facilities and a potato pack-house will begin

mid-2013. The pack-house will be operated by a group of Bamyan-based

cooperatives who will be trained by a New Zealand expert. The pack-house

will operate all year round, releasing around 1000 tonnes of graded and

packed potatoes per month to the market.

• 600 hectares of rangelands, in four districts of Bamyan, have been reseeded.

Working with communities to reduce livestock grazing and cutting of the bush

along with a re-vegetation programme is rehabilitating the rangeland. An

alfalfa seedbank will support the wider planting of this dry-land crop. More

than 1000 people will be part of the training activities accompanying this

work.

• Along with the introduction of more modern farming methods, staff from

DAIL and Bamyan University’s Agriculture Department are receiving training.

This includes eight interns working on the NZ funded agriculture programmes

who are based at DAIL.

• New Zealand is building what will be the largest solar energy system in

Afghanistan (1.05 MW). When completed approximately 2,500 houses,

businesses, government offices in Bamyan town will have access to a reliable

source of electricity.

• From 2008 to 2011 New Zealand provided funding to the Aga Khan

Foundation to raise the profile of Bamyan as a four-season tourist destination

and to support the preservation of Bamyan’s unique cultural heritage.

Activities included: establishing a tourist information office and training


English speaking tour guides; setting up a tourism website

(www.bamyantourism.org); printing information brochures in Dari, Pashtu

and English and making documentaries; establishing community owned

tourist facilities; mapping ski and hiking trails; raising local awareness of the

importance of cultural heritage; organizing twice yearly cultural festivals;

improving governance capacity in the sector; and training hoteliers and

restaurateurs.

• Accommodation revenue increased from US$250,000 in 2009 to US$300,700

in 2011, and visitor numbers rose every year (predominantly local visitors).

• Commercial flights are important to support tourism in the province. In 2011

New Zealand undertook a detailed design to upgrade Bamyan's existing

provincial airport, which Japan is now constructing and is due to be

completed by the end of 2013. The first commercial operator started flying

to Bamyan from Kabul in late 2012.

Total Funding Provided

• By the end of the 2012/2013 financial year, New Zealand will have spent

approximately NZ$80.36 million on development in Afghanistan.

New Zealand’s expenditure by sector to end of financial year 2012/2013

New Zealand’s expenditure by year to end of financial year 2012/2013

Education

15%

Governance

, Justice and

Rule & Law

21%

Health

5%

Humanitarian

Assistance and

Reconstruction

22%

Sustainable

Economic

Development

37%

Miscellaneous

(reviews)

0%

$0

$5,000,000

$10,000,000

$15,000,000

$20,000,000

$25,000,000


General

Bamyan overview

Development progress in Bamyan has been supported by a large number of

international donors who have either had staff working directly in the province,

and/or have provided funding through the Afghan government, contractors,

United Nations (UN) organisations and non-government organisations

(NGOs). The security provided by the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) and

the welcome by the local population has allowed this work to occur with a level

of freedom that is not seen in many parts of Afghanistan. Progress has been

significant, as outlined in this document.

In 2003, when New Zealand took over the Bamyan Provincial Reconstruction

Team (PRT) from the United States, homes and businesses had been destroyed,

families had fled to safe havens in the mountains or beyond, and no proper

government structures existed. The hospital and university in Bamyan had

been destroyed, girls’ schools closed, and many other acts of destruction

committed.2

In addition to the challenges brought by conflict, the province faces severe

geographical and climatic conditions. It is an annual struggle for the

predominantly rural population to grow sufficient crops and raise animals to get

through winters when temperatures can drop to minus 20 degrees and below.

The steep terrain and narrow valleys present a high risk of flash floods from the

winter thaw and drought during long dry summers, with devastating results.

Over many years, and through the support of many partners, livelihoods in

Bamyan have increased dramatically. The security conditions in Bamyan have

allowed donors to closely monitor projects and their value for money, and the

support that has been received has been greatly appreciated by the local

population.

New Zealand’s development assistance

New Zealand has provided development assistance to Afghanistan since 2000

(although humanitarian relief was provided from 1995). In 2003, when New

Zealand established the Bamyan PRT, New Zealand’s development assistance

started focusing on Bamyan province. Initially development assistance was

delivered largely through the NZDF. 2005 saw the establishment of a dedicated

Afghanistan Programme within the then NZ Agency for International

Development, and funding increased to approximately NZD5 million per year.

In addition to the funding provided to the NZDF, NGOs were funded to deliver

health, education, governance, tourism and agriculture activities.

In 2010 the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) took over the lead of

the PRT. Development assistance increased and the focus changed to include a

greater emphasis on increasing opportunities for sustainable economic

development: specifically a larger agriculture programme and a renewable

energy project. This shift reflects the current situation in the province and the

New Zealand Aid Programme’s sector priorities for 2012-2015.

By the end of the 2012/2013 financial year, New Zealand will have spent

approximately NZ$80.36 million on development in Afghanistan.3

2 Interviews with Bamyan residents. 3 Derived from Activity Management System report. See Annex 1.

“Bamyan people are very

grateful for the New Zealand

PRT, which has made a lot of

effort to help in the

development of Bamyan. In

the last 10 years, we have

achieved a lot in health,

education and infrastructure

in Bamyan. We now have

353 schools, 135,000

students of which nearly 45%

are girls. 10 years ago we

had few students and only a

few madrassa schools. In

terms of health we have one

provincial hospital, 3 district

hospitals and 85 health

centres. In terms of

infrastructure, 10 years ago,

you couldn’t see any sealed

road and today we have over

150 kilometres of sealed road

in Bamyan and now New

Zealand is putting in a one

mega-watt energy system for

Bamyan Centre. The town

has improved where once we

had only three to five

standing buildings, now

every government

department has its own

building. These are some

very big achievements for

Afghanistan, but most

especially for Bamyan. The

PRT has also played a big

role in development

coordination and lobbied for

a lot of other donors to come

to Bamyan.

The PRT has played a big role

in mentoring Afghan police

and aiding in security in the

province and something that

I always admire about the

Kiwis is their behaviour

towards the local culture,

especially towards elders and

villages. For me it is

unbelievable to see such

behaviour. They are very

kind and respectful, and

show trust in locals.”

Dr. Habiba Sarabi, Bamyan

Provincial Governor

(25 February 2013)


Sector Total spend to 2012/2013

(NZ$)

Education $12,304,381

Governance, justice, & rule of law $16,652,541

Health $3,624,321

Humanitarian & reconstruction projects $17,792,983

Sustainable economic development $29,899,675

Miscellaneous (reviews) $89,296

New Zealand’s expenditure by sector

Looking to the future

In the next twelve months, the New Zealand Aid Programme in Bamyan will

focus on the agriculture, renewable energy, education and health sectors. The

electrification of Bamyan will be the largest solar energy system built in

Afghanistan. Upon completion, around 2,500 homes, businesses and

government buildings will have access to a reliable supply of power. The

agriculture programme will focus on the introduction of modern tools and

techniques to maximise productivity and farming incomes.

New Zealand’s development assistance to Bamyan will have a slower exit than

our military and political footprint. In addition to New Zealand’s initial three-

year contribution to the Afghan National Security Forces (2015-2017), other

options for development assistance to Bamyan over this period are currently

being discussed. We are exploring how to build on the work that New Zealand

has done to date in order to sustain and enhance development progress,

specifically in the agriculture sector.

Snapshot of Bamyan compared to the rest of Afghanistan

A Survey of the Afghan People by the Asia Foundation in 20124 showed that

public optimism about the overall direction of Afghanistan is currently at its

highest since 2006; just over half of Afghans think the country is moving in the

right direction, up from previous years. Many people report they are feeling

safer in their communities, and crime and violence has reportedly decreased.

The following table presents some of the findings from the report and compares

the Central/Hazarajat region with the rest of Afghanistan.

4 A Survey of the Afghan People, The Asia Foundation 2012.

http://afghansurvey.asiafoundation.org/?utm_source=2011pollpage&utm_medium=web&

utm_campaign=ag2011poll#2012


Bamyan* 2012 (%)

Afghanistan average

2012 (%)

Afghanistan 2010 (%)

Afghanistan 2008 (%)

Afghanistan 2006 or

2007 (%)

Afghanistan is headed in right direction

71 52 47 38 44 (2006)

Family is more prosperous than under Taliban

69 53 41 39 54 (2006)

Never or rarely fear for your own personal safety or security or for that of your family these days

84 51 78 76 82 (2006)

Afghan National Police help improve security

83 81 77 80 86 (2007)

Afghan National Army is honest and fair with the Afghan people

96 93 92 89 90 (2007)

Availability of education for children is good or very good

77 77 68 70 72 (2007)

Availability of hospitals and clinics is very good or quite good

71 58 46 51 56 (2007)

Comparison of Central Hazarajat (Bamyan) region with the rest of Afghanistan

from 2006-2012 (*Bamyan is part of the Central/Hazarajat region)


Education

Key achievements

• In the past 7 years 950 students have graduated from Bamyan University.

In 2006 there were 312 students attending classes – that number increased

to 2,700 in 2013. New Zealand’s support has included provision of teaching

and learning resources, staff development, support for teacher education and

facility upgrades.

• New Zealand is currently funding an in-service teacher training programme

which will see 653 teachers upgrading their qualifications to a recognised

teacher training qualification by early 2015.

• About one-third of the teachers in Bamyan have benefited from previous

New Zealand supported training courses. In 2012 38% of teachers were

women (up from 15% in 2005).

• In 2012, 247 girls in Bamyan passed the university entrance examination,

held following the final year of high school. (Only 3 passed in 2005.)

• Both New Zealand and US PRT resources have helped construct new school

buildings and classrooms across Bamyan province and supply necessary

books and equipment. During the Taliban era approximately 12 schools were

operating in Bamyan. By 2012 there were 353 schools, including 73 high

schools.

Facts and figures

• By the end of financial year 2012/2013, New Zealand will have spent

NZ$12,304,381 on education projects.

Primary and secondary education

• During the Taliban era, life in Bamyan was extreme and many children and

teachers stopped going to school as traveling on the roads was too

dangerous. Females were prevented from attending school and the result was

that the majority of schools closed because there were no children or

teachers. Currently there are 135,190 students (74,878 male and 60,312

females) going to school in Bamyan and nearly half of primary school children

are girls.5

• Nationally, boys are ten times more likely than girls to be in post-primary

education.6 Today in Bamyan there are (just!) twice as many boys as girls in

high school, well below the national average, and an improvement from 2008

when there were three times the number of boys.7

• Through New Zealand’s support, new school buildings and classrooms have

been erected across the province, and programmes implemented to ensure

school text books are provided and teachers receive training.

• In 2005, three girls from Bamyan passed the Kankor (university entrance)

examination. By 2007, this figure had risen to 29 girls and last year, 247 girls

from Bamyan passed the Kankor exam.8

5 Esmatullah, Monitoring Information Systems Unit, Bamyan Department of Education. 6 Coxon, Dr Eve, Review of NZAid Support for Education in Bamyan, Afghanistan, 2008, page 19. 7 Esmatullah, Monitoring Information Systems Unit, Bamyan Department of Education. 8 Ibid.

“During the Taliban era,

girls were banned from

going to schools and since

zero support was provided

to boys’ education in

Bamyan, boys’ education

was only marginally better

than it was for girls.

Although there were 10 to

15 schools open, children

and teachers stopped

going to school because it

was too dangerous. These

few schools were not

registered and were all

operating on a voluntary

(basis) with very little

equipment.

Post-Taliban time the

education sector had a

significant increase every

year, with a 15 to 20%

increase in numbers of

students and schools

every year. Officials claim

the whole province is now

covered and support for

education is at its highest

peak. Last year in

Bamyan, 20% of students

passed the Kankor

(university entrance)

exam for higher education

and 51% of students

passed the 14th grade for

intermediate education,

which covers teacher

training college, military

academy and other

vocational training.”

Mohammad Reza Ada,

Director of Bamyan

Department of Education (17 February 2013)


• The following table shows the improvements in education in Bamyan from

2005 to 2012.

Indicator Bamyan (2005)

Bamyan (2007)

Bamyan (2012)9

No. of schools 286 300 353

No. of high schools 50 65 (15 girls only, 11 mixed)

73 (10 girls only, 60 mixed)

Student-to-teacher ratio 1:35 1:30.5 1:40.1

Girls (as a percentage) Grades 1-6

approx. 25% 41.4% 42.3%

Girls qualifying for a place at University

3 29 247

Female teachers 15% 18.2% 38%

Education statistics: Bamyan Province, Afghanistan 2005-2012 (Sources: Coxon

review of education and Bamyan Department of Education)

Teacher training

• The Bamyan Teacher Training College (TTC) started around 2002, just after

the Taliban left Bamyan, and expanded ‘satellites’ to some districts in 2011.

The TTCs train both male and female teachers to teach up to Year 12. There

are currently 1,200 teachers in training, but this figure will decrease in the

next couple of years as the current practicing, but unqualified, teachers gain

their qualifications, thus reducing vacancies.10

• New Zealand provided funding to the Aga Khan Foundation from 2007 to

2011 to support the Bamyan TTC through mentoring of senior staff,

curriculum development and equipment support (eg laboratory equipment)

for schools used for practical placements. Over 400 teachers received

training and two provincial and five district education departments assisted.

• New Zealand supported two NGOs, Solidarités Afghanistan Belgium and

Shuhada Organisation to deliver in-service teacher training from 2006 to

2010. This programme provided training and mentoring for over a thousand

practising, but unqualified, teachers over five districts in Bamyan.11

• Aga Khan Foundation’s Teachers Accelerated Learning programme was a

three-year programme funded by New Zealand, which taught in-service

teachers numeracy, literacy, and Dari skills in the districts not covered by the

above programmes. Significantly higher numeracy and Dari scores were

achieved following training.12

• These teacher training programmes have made a significant improvement to

education in Bamyan. As a result of completing programmes, teachers felt

more competent and confident in their teaching.13 In addition, teacher

training supported by New Zealand has emphasised the training and up-

skilling of female teachers. This has resulted in better career pathways for

teachers and improved participation by girls in schooling14 as well as

9 Ibid. 10 International Security and Disarmament Division, MFAT, Brief on Afghanistan Achievements for Minister of Defence, January 2013. 11 Coxon, Dr Eve, Review of NZAid Support for Education in Bamyan, Afghanistan, 2008, page 3. 12 Coxon, Dr Eve, Review of NZAid Support for Education in Bamyan, Afghanistan, 2008, page 3. 13 Coxon, Dr Eve, Review of NZAid Support for Education in Bamyan, Afghanistan, 2008, page 26. 14 Ibid, page 31.

Students at Bamyan University


improved economic conditions.15 New Zealand’s teacher training activities

have resulted in the up-skilling of a third of the teachers in Bamyan.16

• New Zealand’s support to teacher training is continuing through a Ministry of

Education accredited four year in-service programme that will see 653

teachers upgrade their qualifications to a recognised teacher training

qualification by early 2015. Teachers that live near a district TTC come to

classes every day after school, while those that live in remote areas cover the

curriculum over four winters, studying every day during the school break.

Teacher training classroom

Bamyan University

• Bamyan University was closed during the Taliban era as it was not a

‘recognised’ university so the Taliban stopped funding it.

• The New Zealand Aid Programme has been providing financial support to

Bamyan University since 2003 through the NZDF, and then directly since

2006. Funding has provided teaching and learning resources, staff

development, support for teacher education and facility upgrades. (For

example improvements to the new campus, solar panels and water points for

the boys and girls dormitories, greenhouses and drip irrigation schemes for

the agriculture department).

• Since 2006, Bamyan University has significantly expanded its number of

academic staff and the number of subjects it offers. Student numbers at

Bamyan University have grown rapidly - in 2006, there were 312 students.

Today, Bamyan University is a multi-faculty institution, with 2,700 students

last year, of whom 15% were female.17 New Zealand’s financial support has

also included the establishment of night classes, which enable students to

continue to work during the day whilst gaining their qualifications.

• The increase in the number of female students at the University is partly due

to the construction of a female dormitory for the University. The New Zealand

Aid Programme provided funding for solar panels, a well and minivans to get

female students to the University (which is across the other side of town from

the dormitory).

15 Review of NZ ODA, page 27. 16 Ibid, page 26. 17 International Security and Disarmament Division, MFAT, Brief on Afghanistan Achievements for Minister of Defence, January 2013.

“Bamyan University was

established in 1996 by the

Islamic Unity Party – the

Hazaran party that ruled

Bamyan at the time. It

consisted of four faculties

(science, agriculture,

literature and medicine)

but the University only

operated for two years

before it was shut down

by the Taliban. The

University was re-opened

in 2003 or 2004 by the

Ministry of Higher

Education with 200

students enrolled and two

faculties: education and

agriculture. Later on in

2008, two more faculties

– geoscience and social

science – were added.

Nowadays, Bamyan

University has four

faculties and 20

departments, and at the

beginning of the 2013

semester, a fifth faculty

will be established for

economics. In the past

seven years, 950 students

have graduated from

Bamyan University, out of

which 103 are female.”

Sahildad Saleem,

Chancellor of Bamyan

University (17 February 2013)


Governance, Justice, and Rule

of Law

Key achievements

• New Zealand Police’s Operation Highland started in 2005 with two officers –

in the first year 500 Afghan National Police were trained. In total, sixteen

rotations of New Zealand Police (a total of 53 NZ Police staff) went to

Bamyan, latterly working as part of the European Union Policing Mission

(EUPOL).

• Since the start of New Zealand Police’s Operation Highland over 90% of

police recruits have passed Basic and Criminal Investigation

Courses. Training of Afghan National Police has focused on two areas:

command training of Senior Afghan National Police, including intelligence-led

policing which allows the Afghan National Police to respond to information

gathered from the community; and secondly on basic and refresher training

for recruits and frontline police at the Regional Training Centre which was

staffed by Afghan National Police training officers, and through District

stations.

• Over 3,00018 police received training during the eight years of New Zealand

Police deployments.

• The Afghan National Police Women’s Committee at the Bamyan Provincial

Police Headquarters, which advocates for and supports female police, is the

first such committee to be established in Afghanistan. In the early days of

New Zealand Police’s deployments to Bamyan there was only one female

police officer – now there are 18 in three districts.19

• New Zealand supported the building of five new police stations in Bamyan as

well as construction of checkpoints and the purchase of vehicles and

equipment.20

• New Zealand has also promoted access to justice and rule of law through

financially supporting the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights

Commission which works to promote human rights and monitor human rights

abuses. The Bamyan office runs human rights courses at schools, mosques

and in communities across the province.

Facts and figures


NZ$16,652,541 on governance, justice and rule of law projects.

Programme for Professional Development

• New Zealand provided funding to Aga Khan Foundation between June 2006

and June 2012 (NZ$600,000 per year) to implement the Programme for

Professional Development. This programme ran training programmes for

provincial and district civil servants, local NGOs, media (to enhance public

awareness of development issues) and a nine month Rural Development

Management Course designed to train young professionals for a career in

18 This figure is a best estimate by New Zealand Police. 19 Carswell, Dr Sue, Review of New Zealand Aid Programme funded New Zealand Police Activities in Bamyan Afghanistan, 2009,Ibid, page 78. 20 Ibid, page 29.

“A 15-year old girl was raped

by a Kamaz truck driver and

got pregnant. When she was

five-months pregnant, her

mother and brother cut her

open with glass and removed

the baby then killed it. They

stitched the girl back up, but

she developed a really bad

infection. They brought her to

the PRT and at that time I

was staying next to the RAP

and I could smell it. The

nurse came out and I asked

her what the smell was and

she said ‘that is the smell of a

15-year old girl with an

infection’. She was in a really

bad state because they had

cut through some of her

organs, but the PRT managed

to stabilise her and the

Americans picked her up and

took her to Kabul for further

treatment. The father was

actually quite progressive and

he wanted the mother and

brother to be sent to prison.

The PRT helped with that and

the mother and brother spent

some time in jail for what

they did.”

Corporal Angela Coyle,

New Zealand CRIBS XIII, XVI

& XIX (Years 2008/2009,

2010, 2011/2012)

(25 January 2013)


development. Systems and infrastructure support was also provided to

district governors’ offices within Bamyan.21 Almost 1,000 government staff in

the Central Highlands region (which includes Bamyan Province) were

supported through this programme.22

New Zealand Police

• The following description of the Afghan National Police in 2002 was included

in a report prepared for the New Zealand Aid Programme:

There were 50,000-70,000 police, consisting of some

professional police trained before the civil war and a vast

number of untrained and largely illiterate mujahedeen and

conscripted soldiers. They lacked discipline, formal policies

and procedures, facilities, equipment, uniforms and public

trust. There was also an ethnic imbalance since most of

the senior police posts were held by Tajik Afghans.

Provincial and local police commanders owed allegiances

to local military commanders, and central control was

virtually non-existent. Moreover, there was no clear chain

of command to the Ministry of Interior.23

• The New Zealand Aid Programme funded the development work of the

New Zealand Police (Operation Highland) in Bamyan. Operation Highland

began in 2005, following a request from the Islamic Government of

Afghanistan for assistance in police reform. Operation Highland worked to

strengthen and further develop the Afghan National Police through

mentoring, development and training at the Regional Training Centre.

• Initially, two members of the New Zealand Police force were sent to provide

training and mentoring to their Afghan counterparts. Within the first year of

the operation, approximately 500 Afghan National Police were trained by the

New Zealand operation resulting in New Zealand being asked to continue and

expand its training programme.24

• New Zealand Police, working as part of the European Union Policing Mission

in Afghanistan (EUPOL), and alongside US-funded Dyn-Corp staff co-located

at the PRT helped the Regional Training Centre deliver training, expand the

range and relevance of the curricula and improve the quality of instruction.25

Advanced training on firearms use was provided to existing police staff.26

• The New Zealand Police force successfully worked with and mentored senior

Afghan National Police based in Bamyan. The Commander of the Regional

Training Centre reported that he had been greatly assisted by mentoring

from the New Zealand Police. The successful role mentoring played was also

emphasised by a New Zealand Police mentor who served in both the first and

sixth deployments who noted the great improvement in the management and

21 Aga Khan Foundation, Aga Khan Foundation Annual Report to MFAT January to December 2011. 22 Aga Khan Foundation - Afghanistan, Programme for Professional Development End of Project Report, August 2012. 23 Murray 2007 quoted in Dr Sue Carswell, Review of New Zealand Aid Programme funded New Zealand Police Activities in Bamyan Afghanistan, 2009, pages 20-21. 24 Carswell, Dr Sue, Review of New Zealand Aid Programme funded New Zealand Police Activities in Bamyan Afghanistan, 2009, page 28. 25 Annex ten: Afghanistan – Operation Highland (Strategic evaluation of police work funded under the New Zealand Aid Programme 2005-2011, draft report, 6 September 2012, page 10. 26 Ibid, page 61.

“In the past they were killing

each other but now it is

improving and multi-ethnicity

was the best achievement

since I have been working for

the police in the last 30

years.”

Afghan National Police (ANP)

member comment on the

ethnic mix in the ANP (2007)

A member of the Afghan National

Police


leadership of the Regional Training Centre since the beginning of the

deployment.27

• New Zealand Police also assisted with managerial and logistical support. One

New Zealand police officer commented that early in the deployment, he found

that the few computer capable staff at the Regional Training Centre had been

approved for leave at the same time. Managerial help saw the establishment

of rosters, holiday schedules, the transfer of records from paper to electronic,

a training schedule, regular staff meetings and training sessions for junior

officers.28

• The Afghan National Police mentored by the New Zealand Police at the

Regional Training Centre noted the following contributions that the New

Zealand contingents made:

• New Zealand Police were professional, and knowledgeable advice was

made readily available to them.

• They were helpful, friendly and non-discriminatory and they always tried to

observe Afghan customs.

• They were impressed by New Zealand Police willingness to give English

lessons in their rest time.29

Afghan National Police trainees at the Regional Training Centre

• New Zealand Police mentors worked with and encouraged the development of

promising recruits in the Afghan National Police. One example is the

encouragement of a female recruit who went on to become the first female

firearms trainer in Afghanistan.30

• In 2005 (before the Regional Training Centre started operating), there was

one female police officer in Bamyan. By 2009, after the arrival of the

New Zealand Police, there were 15, a majority of whom have gone on to

undertake further development at the Regional Training Centre. In addition to

encouragement and mentoring support, the New Zealand Police also

implemented practical steps to help women succeed in policing. Examples

27 Ibid, page 42. 28 Ibid, pages 43-44. 29 Ibid, page 44. 30 Ibid, page 46.

“Over the past 10 years, New

Zealand has helped improve

Bamyan security through the

training of Afghan National

Police and conducted good

workshops, capacity building

and mentoring, and New

Zealand Police have provided

valuable advice. The New

Zealand PRT has also trained

and built a Quick Reaction

Force and I have been very

impressed by the work they

have done in different areas of

Bamyan province.

I have found the New Zealand

PRT to be very helpful and

committed to the people of

Bamyan. I would like to say

thanks to everyone, not just

those here now, but those

who have left, and also those

who have lost loved ones in

Bamyan.”

General Elkhani, Bamyan

Provincial Chief of Police (25 February 2013)


include the introduction of mixed training, the hiring of a nanny for women

with children and the establishment of a female dormitory.31

• New Zealand Police lobbied for and supported the 2008 establishment of a

Family Response Unit at the Provincial Police Headquarters. This programme

is led by a female Afghan National Police officer and helps to give women an

avenue to report family violence.32

• With NZDF, New Zealand Police trained a Provincial Quick Response Force.

Bamyan Afghan National Police numbers

Year 2006

Authorised

2006

Actual

Women

200633 1312 657 1

2012 734 721 18

Afghan National Police numbers in Bamyan Provincial Headquarters

(2006-2012)

Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission

• New Zealand Aid Programme funds have supported the Afghanistan

Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) since 2003. The AIHRC

works to promote and protect human rights and to monitor any human rights

abuses. There is one national and eight regional offices, including one in

Bamyan province.

• Between 2003 and 2012 the AIHRC Bamyan office estimates 50,000–60,000

people have received training in human rights issues.

• Since 2003 over 2,000 cases of human rights violations from across the

Central Highlands region have been reported to the Bamyan AIHRC office. Of

these 1,200 were found to be cases requiring follow up, with the remainder

receiving guidance and advice.34

Provincial Government Strengthening & National Solidarity

Programme (NSP)

• In recent years the strengthening of government departments has seen the

Bamyan Provincial Government emerge into a position where the Province’s

needs are well understood, and departments take the lead focusing limited

resources where they are most needed.35

• The New Zealand Aid Programme provides funding to the National Solidarity

Programme in Bamyan. This Programme is run by the Afghan Ministry of

Rural Rehabilitation and Development and aims to strengthen both

accountable governance and development at the community level. It does

this by facilitating democratically elected development committees and then

providing the committees grants to implement small infrastructure projects.

• The New Zealand-led PRT worked through and alongside local government

officials and these community development committees, wherever

practicable, when implementing projects to further strengthen accountable

local governance.

31 Ibid, pages 53-54. 32 Ibid, page 58. 33 New Zealand Police, Project Plan for Highland 3, 2006. 34 File note from call on Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission, 7 November 2012. 35 International Security and Disarmament Division, MFAT, Brief on Afghanistan Achievements for Minister of Defence, January 2013.

“Before my project arrived in

Bamyan, the prison population

was sleeping 40 men to a room,

where if they were lucky 20 were

sleeping in beds and 20 were

sleeping on the floor. The female

prisoners and their children were

all in one room, which at any one

time were about seven to ten

women and two to eight children.

At one point in the middle of

winter because the prison was so

over-crowded the prison had to

erect a tent in the prison grounds

with nine men detained within it.

They used a propane gas heater

in the tent to keep themselves

warm so for them it was a choice

between freezing to death or risk

burning to death. The women

couldn’t go outside because there

was only a chicken wire fence

separating the women’s section

from the men’s. Now there is a

larger, new-walled prison with

buildings that separate male

prisoners, male detainees and

female prisoners. Everyone has a

bed and there are only eight

people (including children) per

room. The prison population have

yards, recreational space and

even vocational opportunities

where prisoners can learn to sew

and carpet-weave, and if they’re

men, they can also learn to

weld.”

Michelle Lindo, Judicial Advisor -

International Narcotics and Rule

of Law Project (INL), Corrections

& Systems Support Programme,

a US-funded programme

managed out of the New Zealand

PRT (14 February 2013)


Health

Key achievements

• Several donors (including New Zealand) support the Bamyan Provincial

Hospital which has significantly expanded, more than doubling the number of

beds, since 2004.36 During 2012 there were 79,715 outpatient consultations

and the hospital achieved over 80% in all Ministry of Public Health quality

care standards.

• In 2012 679 Bamyan hospital staff participated in training. In addition, 24

e-health training sessions were held for 525 participants. The Malaysian

military contingent at the PRT has contributed to these training sessions, in

addition to running dental training and services across the province.

• New Zealand has funded basic health services in Shibar district of Bamyan

Province since 2006. In 2012, at the five supported clinics, there were 469

assisted births, 715 women received at least one ante-natal visit, 550 a post-

natal visit, and 883 children under one were vaccinated.

• Health clinics were built by the PRT in all seven districts with funding from

New Zealand, the US, and Singapore.

Facts and figures


NZ$3,624,321 on health projects.

• Funding is provided to the Aga Khan Foundation who implement services in

the Bamyan hospital and in Shibar district.

A woman receiving medical treatment at the Shibar district clinic

• During 2012 there were 9,945 inpatient admissions to Bamyan Provincial

Hospital with a bed occupancy rate of 87%. There were 1,873 assisted

deliveries and 124 caesarean sections performed at Bamyan Hospital in

2012.37

• The Bamyan Provincial Hospital pharmacy maintained a steady supply of

essential drugs and there were no ‘stock outs’. 38

36 Aga Khan Foundation, Aga Khan Foundation Annual Report to MFAT January to December 2011. 37 Aga Khan Foundation (Afghanistan), Activity Progress Report: Support to Improving Health Services in Bamyan Province, 27 January 2013. 38 Ibid.

“During the Taliban era, in

terms of health facilities, there

was only one provincial

hospital, one clinic in Sayghan

district and one clinic in

Bamyan Centre. There were

only two doctors working in

the Province, one in the

hospital and one in the

Sayghan clinic. There were no

female health personnel and

no equipment or drugs.

Patient mortality was so high

with 257 out of 1,000 children

under five dying and for

maternal mortality 1,600 out

of 100,000 women.

Today, Bamyan has 89 health

facilities consisting of one

provincial hospital, 10

comprehensive health clinics,

25 basic health clinics and 15

family health houses with 40

doctors, five female nurses

and 150 midwives working

within them. Infant and

maternal mortality rates have

reduced to 17 out of 1,000

children under five and 127

out of 100,000 women. Health

care services are now

available across the province,

including vaccination

campaigns.”

Dr. Burhan Rahmani, adviser

to Department of Public

Health, Bamyan and formerly

a doctor at Bamyan Hospital

during the Taliban era, (14 February 2012)


• In 2012 Bamyan Provincial Hospital achieved ISO 9001:2009 certification (an

internationally recognised standard).39

• Courses run at Bamyan Provincial Hospital in 2012 include: Community

Midwifery Education (attended by 46), Community Health Nursing Education

(37 students) and the Specialty Training Programme for accredited doctors (6

participants).40

• New Zealand has provided support for the Aga Khan Foundation’s Community

Health Program in Shibar district (population 23,886) since 2006, through

three health centres, one sub-centre and a mobile unit.

Singaporean and Malaysian contingents

Refer to Annex 4 for a list of Singaporean and Malaysian public health projects.

• At the end of 2010 a Malaysian military medical contingent joined the

New Zealand-led PRT and provided on-the-job mentoring of staff from the

provincial Ministry of Health, Bamyan hospital and health clinics across the

province. Due to the almost complete absence of dental services in Bamyan,

they also provided dental open-days at health clinics around the province a

couple of days per week. These were very popular with queues out the front

gate.

• From 2007 to 2010 a small Singaporean engineering contingent was part of

the PRT and completed a number of infrastructure projects, including the

Foladi Valley health clinic upgrade.

Indicator 2007

% 2010

%

Deliveries attended by skilled birth attendant 37 70

DPT3 (Penta3) vaccination coverage 79 61

Contraceptive prevalence rate 23 48

Pregnant women receiving at least one antenatal care visit 39 63

Pregnant women receiving at least one post-natal care visit

39 65

Results from Aga Khan Health Service Shibar District Household Survey

(Source: Aga Khan Foundation – Afghanistan, Request to NZAID for no cost

extension to improving health services in BPHS Bamyan Province, 20 December

2012)

39 Ibid. 40 Ibid.

A member of the Malaysian

contingent provides medical

training at Bamyan Provincial

Hospital


Humanitarian Assistance and

Reconstruction Projects

Key achievements

• The NZDF effort in Bamyan has focused on establishing a security

environment in which the local people could rebuild their province with the

support of the Afghan government, New Zealand and other donors. An

additional goal was to underpin the authority of local and central government

in the province.

• MFAT has provided funding to the NZDF to undertake targeted development

activities since 2004, soon after the NZDF established the New Zealand PRT.

• Major construction projects carried out include an extension to Bamyan Boys’

High School, a dormitory for the Teacher Training College, the construction of

five District Police headquarters, crucial Bailey bridges in Sayghan, Shibar

and Waras districts, Doju Doshak health clinic and a maternity block and new

kitchen (which was also fitted out) at the Bamyan hospital.

• Many small infrastructure projects were completed that assist Bamyan people

every day – flood protection wall repairs, wells, road culverts, playgrounds,

and security walls at schools.

• In total, between 2004 and 2011, NZDF was involved in more than 200

projects, large and small, that assisted the people of Bamyan.

Facts and figures


NZ$17,792,983 on humanitarian assistance and reconstruction projects, of

which approximately NZ$10.47 million was delivered through the NZDF.

New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF)

Refer to Annex 2 for a list of all completed NZDF humanitarian assistance and

reconstruction projects.

• NZDF use of Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) in Bamyan began in

2004 soon after New Zealand soldiers arrived in Bamyan township. Liaison

officers attached to patrols worked with local communities, elders and Afghan

district officials to identify projects that would have a good development

impact for communities.

• Communities and district officials were supported to implement small projects

themselves, with patrols facilitating monitoring visits as the projects

progressed.

• Major projects were contracted out to local construction companies, with the

NZDF engineering officer providing technical input into both procurement and

construction.

• In later deployments a NZDF engineer provided mentoring and on-the-job

support to the Bamyan Department of Public Works, to help strengthen the

provincial government’s capacity to plan, maintain and implement major

infrastructure projects in the future.

A flood protection wall at

De Himan village built with NZDF

assistance


Commander’s Emergency Response Program (CERP)

Refer to Annex 3 for a breakdown of all major CERP projects in Bamyan.

• The inclusion of a small US military development contingent in the

New Zealand-led PRT in 2007 meant US military funds from the CERP could

be spent in Bamyan province. Projects were selected in close collaboration

with the Afghan provincial and district authorities and the NZDF played a key

role in facilitating management and monitoring of the projects.

• Between 2008 and 2012, the US military completed over 120 small and large

projects in Bamyan, totalling over US$25 million; including the construction

of bridges, schools, flood and erosion protection, roads, and health clinics.

CERP also funded snow removal from roads until the Ministry of Public Works

was able to take this role over in the winter of 2010/2011.41

A bridge in Sayghan district that was repaired using CERP funds

41 New Zealand Provincial Reconstruction Team, CERP projects in Bamyan, 5 December 2012.

“Last winter the New Zealand

Defence Force was kind

enough to give humanitarian

supplies in the form of fuel

(coal and wood) and a 2,500

litre water container because

what we had was frozen. New

Zealand helped with the

vulnerable population of the

prison, which includes children

who are living with their

mothers. Now that there is a

new prison, New Zealand

provided fuel-efficient stoves

so that the fuel could last all

winter long. In addition, New

Zealand Defence Force

engineers made play-sets for

children and will also be

providing water containers

that will help the prisoners to

grow small vegetable gardens

to supplement their meagre

diet. If New Zealand didn’t

help with this vulnerable

population then these

significant improvements

would not have been

achievable.”

Michelle Lindo, Judicial Advisor

- International Narcotics and

Rule of Law Project (INL),

Corrections & Systems

Support Programme, a US-

funded programme managed

out of the New Zealand PRT

(14 February 2013)


Sustainable Economic

Development

Key achievements

• New Zealand’s agriculture support programme is introducing modern farming

techniques, better performing crops, animal health and veterinary training.

Working alongside the Bamyan Department of Agriculture, Irrigation and

Livestock (DAIL) the programme aims to improve the livelihoods of farmers

in four of Bamyan’s seven districts. The programme runs until the end of

2014 and is co-funded by UK’s Department for International Development

(DFID).

• 64 tractors and implements have been purchased for cooperatives in Bamyan

on a cost sharing basis. A driver training and maintenance programme is

ensuring that the tractors are operated in a safe and sustainable manner.42

• An additional 30,000 tonnes of potatoes were harvested in Bamyan in 2012

in part due to increased mechanisation, which enables better soil preparation

and more effective collection.43

• The building of potato storage facilities and a potato pack-house will begin

mid-2013. The pack-house will be operated by a group of Bamyan-based

cooperatives who will be trained by a New Zealand expert. The pack-house

will operate all year round, releasing around 1000 tonnes of graded and

packed potatoes per month to the market.44

• 600 hectares of rangelands, in four districts of Bamyan, have been

reseeded.45 Working with communities to reduce livestock grazing and

cutting of the bush along with a re-vegetation programme is rehabilitating

the rangeland. An alfalfa seedbank will support the wider planting of this

dry-land crop. More than 1000 people will be part of the training activities

accompanying this work.

• Along with the introduction of more modern farming methods, staff from

DAIL and Bamyan University’s Agriculture Department are receiving training.

This includes eight interns working on the NZ funded agriculture programmes

who are based at DAIL.

• New Zealand is building what will be the largest solar energy system in

Afghanistan (1.05 MW). When completed approximately 2,500 houses,

businesses, government offices in Bamyan town will have access to a reliable

source of electricity.

42 ASP Monthly Milestone Progress Report to MFAT, April 2012. 43 Report on 2012 Potato Trial, Afghanistan Agricultural Support Programme, 7 November

2012. 44 ASP Monthly Milestone Progress Report to MFAT, January 2013. 45 ASP Monthly Milestone Progress Report to MFAT, November 2012.

“Over the last four years, the

Department of Culture and

Information has prepared and

arranged the Silk Road

Festival for Nowroz (Afghan

New Year); including

contributing 40 per cent to the

budget and the Aga Khan

Foundation provides the other

60 per cent. The Silk Road

Festival created an

opportunity for people from

outside Afghanistan to learn

about Afghan culture and

Bamyan’s historical heritage,

and additionally it created

some entertainment for the

locals.”

Kabir Dadars, Head of Bamyan

Department of Culture and

Information (5 March 2013)

Band-e Amir lakes is the first

national park in Afghanistan and

is the centre of Bamyan’s

fledgling tourism industry


Young girls enjoying the entertainment that is part of the Silk Road summer

festival

• From 2008 to 2011 New Zealand provided funding to the Aga Khan

Foundation to raise the profile of Bamyan as a four-season tourist destination

and to support the preservation of Bamyan’s unique cultural heritage.

Activities included: establishing a tourist information office and training

English speaking tour guides; setting up a tourism website

(www.bamyantourism.org); printing information brochures in Dari, Pashtu

and English and making documentaries; establishing community owned

tourist facilities; mapping ski and hiking trails; raising local awareness of the

importance of cultural heritage; organizing twice yearly cultural festivals;

improving governance capacity in the sector; and training hoteliers and

restaurateurs.

• Accommodation revenue increased from US$250,000 in 2009 to US$300,700

in 2011, and visitor numbers rose every year (predominantly local visitors). 46

• Commercial flights are important to support tourism in the province. In 2011

New Zealand undertook a detailed design to upgrade Bamyan's existing

provincial airport, which Japan is now constructing and is due to be

completed by the end of 2013. The first commercial operator started flying

to Bamyan from Kabul in late 2012.

Facts and figures


NZ$29,899,675 on sustainable economic development projects.

Agriculture

• New Zealand first provided support to the agriculture sector in Bamyan in

2007 by providing co-funding to an existing UK-DFID project that was being

implemented by the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation. New Zealand’s

funding specifically targeted women in the sector as they had been largely

excluded in the existing project.

• The cooperation with UK-DFID continued with the commencement of the

Agricultural Support Programme (ASP) in 2012. The ASP is an integrated

programme of work in four of Bamyan’s seven districts (Bamyan Central,

Yakawlang, Panjab and Waras) designed to improve the livelihoods of the

farmers and associated communities of Bamyan. As well as transferring

46 Aga Khan reporting to MFAT.

“New Zealand’s Agricultural

Support Programme is a good

project. The activities that are

planned are very good,

especially for farmers and

they are encouraging farmers

and their families to stay on

their farms. Mechanisation has

also been good for farmers

who were struggling to get

enough labour to work their

land and having the project

based in DAIL is helpful for

DAIL efficiency.”

Engineer Mohammad Tahir

Atayee, Director of

Department of Agriculture,

Irrigation and Livestock

(DAIL), Bamyan (13 February

2012)

Massey Ferguson tractors

purchased under the Agricultural

Support Programme


knowledge and technology (eg through improved mechanisation) ASP team

members are supporting the Bamyan Department Agriculture, Irrigation and

Livestock (DAIL) to manage the project themselves to the greatest extent

possible.

• A two-week tractor driver education and maintenance programme has been

implemented for 80 drivers47; 32 para-veterinarians have been trained; a

brucellosis control strategy has been developed in conjunction the

Departments of Agriculture and Health; and 4,000 sheep and goats have

been vaccinated against enterotoxaemia.48

• Two commercial-sized winter wheat seed trials in Panjab and Waras have

begun with Bamyan Private Seed Enterprises and farmer cooperatives.49

Energy

• In Bamyan Province power is supplied through household generators and

micro hydro power (MHP) stations (typically below 25 kilowatts). Even when

operational these generally provide unreliable power and on too small a scale

to make a significant economic impact. The small diesel generator sets used

by households and small business are very expensive to run owing to the

high price of diesel fuel.50 New Zealand is currently supporting a major

energy project in Bamyan: the electrification of Bamyan will be the largest

solar energy system built in Afghanistan and, upon completion, around 2,500

homes, businesses and government buildings will have access to a reliable

and sustainable supply of power 24-hours a day. The provision of energy will

contribute towards the economic and social development of the province.51

• Alongside the building of the energy system community awareness raising

and education about safe electricity use is taking place. The contractor is

also supporting the capacity building of DABS (the local Afghan utility

supplier) staff involved in maintenance and operation and will continue to do

so for 12 months after construction has been completed, to ensure future

sustainability of the project. As well as on-the-job training and mentoring

DABS staff are studying towards Small Business Management certification

through New Zealand’s Open Polytechnic.

New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF)

Refer to section on Humanitarian Assistance and Reconstruction Projects and

Annex 2 for further information.

• Economic infrastructure has been critical, and the construction of roads has

brought dramatic improvements. Trading markets, educational opportunities,

and health services are accessible in a way that has never been available

before. Bridges built by the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) have

connected communities, and NZDF’s work on flood protection measures will

keep these roads operational into the longer term. The ever expanding

Bamyan bazaar is a positive sign of the economic growth as a result of the

confidence shown by locals in investing in their future.

47 McKenzie, Dougal, Report on the tractor training programme in mechanised cultivation and other farm tasks carried out in the Bamyan Province, Afghanistan, 30 June 2012. 48 ASP Monthly Milestone Progress Report to MFAT, June 2012. 49 ASP Monthly Milestone Report to MFAT, October 2012. 50 Renewable Energy Programme Activity Design Document, October 2012. 51 International Security and Disarmament Division, MFAT, Brief on Afghanistan Achievements for Minister of Defence, January 2013.

Solar panel arrays built by

New Zealand

“One of Bamyan’s priority

tasks is to get connected to

reliable and affordable power

as it is very essential for

economic development of this

Province. This is a priority for

my office and I am working

closely with the Governor and

other line departments to

make this happen, and things

are definitely better than they

were 10 years ago. DABS

Bamyan started its work 2

years ago by separating from

DABS Parwan Province and is

now a recognized office

dedicated for Bamyan. New

Zealand is now implementing

a 1MW solar energy system

and Aga Khan Foundation a

150kW diesel energy system.

The Tashkil [structure] for

DABS will also grow in the

Afghan New Year and more

skilled employee will be

available for daily routine.

Although the work done to

date will not meet the energy

demands of Bamyan, DABS

Bamyan will continue its effort

for more activity on electricity

generation for Bamyan.”

Engineer Mourtaza, Director of

Bamyan Da Afghanistan

Breshna Sherkat (DABS) [the

Afghan energy utility company] (7 March 2013)


Annex 1: chronology and expenditure by activity of New Zealand’s aid programme in Afghanistan52

Financial

Year

Amount (NZ$) Activities Sector

Per year Per activity

2000/2001 $250,000 $250,000 Emergency funds for disaster relief Humanitarian & reconstruction

2001/2002 $2,363,083 $2,363,083 Emergency funds for disaster relief Humanitarian & reconstruction

2002/2003 $1,979,997 $398,397 Funds for the supply of safe drinking water and basic sanitation Health

$1,581,600 Emergency funds for disaster relief Humanitarian & reconstruction

2003/2004 $2,153,963

$73,963 Funds for the supply of safe drinking water and basic sanitation Health

$80,000 Emergency disaster relief Humanitarian & reconstruction

$1,500,000 Electoral support Governance, justice, & rule of law

$500,000 Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission Governance, justice, & rule of law

2004/2005 $4,022,665

$400,000 Facilities and training for rural education Education

$28,884 Youth conference, Bamyan Education


$97,218 Police training project Governance, justice, & rule of law

$2,496,563 Projects to improve infrastructure & provincial governance Humanitarian & reconstruction

2005/2006 $6,264,564

$1,000,000 Facilities and training for rural education Education

$98,851 Afghanistan Bamyan Strategic Planning and Education Support Education


$500,000 Counter-narcotics funds Governance, justice, & rule of law

52 Derived from MFAT’s Activity Management System (AMS).


Financial Year






$1,000,000 Afghan Reconstruction Trust Fund Humanitarian & reconstruction

2006/2007 $5,268,464



$268,046 Teachers’ training programme Education

$99,482 Electoral support Governance, justice, & rule of law



$800,000 National Solidarity Programme Governance, justice, & rule of law


$48,344 Support for programme implementation Sustainable economic development

2007/2008 $5,547,358



$210,000 Support to Bamyan University Education


$600,000 National Solidarity Programme Governance, justice, & rule of law


$36,258 Support for planning and management of Governor Sarabi's visit including consultant support costs

Governance, justice, & rule of law

$746,151 Projects to improve infrastructure & provincial governance Humanitarian & reconstruction



Financial Year



$757,986 Support for women's agricultural education Sustainable economic development

$37,986 Carpet weaving training for women in Katre-Sul, Bamyan Sustainable economic development

2008/2009 $8,775,080







$1,000,000 Afghanistan Joint Emergency Appeal: High Food and Drought Crisis Humanitarian & reconstruction

$200,000 UNIFEM Women's Referral Centre- Bamyan Governance, justice, & rule of law


$784,004 Support for women's agricultural education Sustainable economic development

$123,525 Agricultural development Sustainable economic development

$83,311 Review of Afghanistan programme -

2009/2010 $5,105,150







$400,000 Health service delivery Health

$50,000 Vision International Health


Financial Year



$845,621 Projects to improve infrastructure & provincial governance Humanitarian & reconstruction

$50,000 Contribution to Kabul shelter Humanitarian & reconstruction

$600,000 Rural development Sustainable economic development

$39,725 Design of second phase of the Sustainable Agricultural Livelihoods in Eastern Hazarajat (SALEH) Bamyan

Sustainable economic development

$58,805 Agricultural consultant Sustainable economic development

$5,985 Review of Afghanistan programme -

2010/2011 $9,239,644






$1,319,777 Health service delivery Health


$1,000,000 2010 Afghanistan Flood World Food Programme Response Humanitarian & reconstruction

$50,320 Renewable energy programme Sustainable economic development

$462,126 Economic opportunities and education in Bamyan Sustainable economic development

$1,400,000 Rural development Sustainable economic development

$1,464,020 Agriculture support programme Sustainable economic development

$478,285 Tourism development programme Sustainable economic development

2011/2012 $7,119,385

$601,006 In-service teacher training programme Education




Financial Year




$219,866 Airport upgrade design Sustainable economic development


$600,000 Tourism development programme Sustainable economic development

$611,937 Renewable energy programme Sustainable economic development

2012/2013 $23,273,843

[FORECAST AMOUNT]


$1,011,400 In-service teacher training programme Education




$18,584,610 Renewable energy programme Sustainable economic development



New Zealand’s expenditure by sector to end of financial year 2012/2013

New Zealand’s expenditure by year to end of financial year 2012/2013

Education

15%

Governance,

Justice and Rule

& Law

21%

Health

5%

Humanitarian

Assistance and

Reconstruction

22%

Sustainable

Economic

Development

37%

Miscellaneous

0% Education

Governance, Justice and Rule &

Law

Health

Humanitarian Assistance and

Reconstruction

Sustainable Economic

Development

Miscellaneous

$0

$5,000,000

$10,000,000

$15,000,000

$20,000,000

$25,000,000


Annex 2: list of NZDF humanitarian assistance and reconstruction projects (2004-2013)

Name of Project District Village Purpose

Bamyan University Furniture & Equipment Bamyan Bamyan Provide furniture, equipment and stationery to enable rebuilt university to open EAC Computer and English training for Government employees

Bamyan

EAC Carpentry and Literacy training for DDR Bamyan CCA Vocational training in Waras Waras Bamyan University Security fence and landscaping

Bamyan Bamyan Provide security fence, and tidy up the land around the rebuilt university

RDCA Agricultural Research and Income Generation

Bamyan

SWCA Awareness of women of radical rights Bamyan Bamyan Women's Hamam Emergency Fuel Bamyan Bamyan University Lecturers Salaries Bamyan Bamyan University Laboratory Equipment Bamyan Bamyan Provide lab equipment (physics, elec) for University to function. Bamyan Police Radio and Vehicle Project All Districts Provide 2x hilux, 48x handheld, radios, 6x repeaters, in partnership, with CERP &

DFID as part of larger purchase. Furniture and Equipment Bamyan Government Ministries

Bamyan Provide office suites & equipment for 30 government departments

UNDP Bailey Bridges Sayghan, Shibar, Waras

Sayghan, Jalmish-Shibar, Surkjoy-Waras

Construct 3x baily bridges in partnerships with UNOPS

Bamyan University Lecturers’ Salaries Bamyan Dyncorp Accommodation Bamyan Operating costs only Bamyan Boys School Bamyan Bamyan Construct a 16 classroom school, c/W latrines guard hut and generator shed Bamyan Hospital Maternity Block Bamyan Bamyan Fund AK Health Services to construct maternity block

Transport Medical Stores/Books to Bamyan Bamyan ANP Police Vehicles All Districts Various 7x Hiluxes, 9 x Motorcycles plus parts & 1 year maintenance Construction of Five District Police HQ Various Various Construct ANP stations in Kahmard, Shibar, Sayghan, Panjab, Waras Local Government Office Furnishings Bamyan Do Abe Bridge Rehabilitation Kahmard Do Abe Stabilise riverbank on southern entrance to Do Abe Autoclave Elements for Bamyan Hospital Bamyan Construction of Spring Head Bamyan



Dehene-Sayghan Bridge Rehabilitation Sayghan Repair flood damaged ramp and abutments Sarzuk Bridge Construction Bamyan Sarzuk Construct a new bridge. Kakarak Valley Bridge Construction Bamyan Kakarak

Valley Construct bridge

Jolay Valley Bridge Construction Bamyan Jolay Repair existing bridge. ANP Education Programme All Districts Provide ANP literacy & mechanics training courses Government Computer Resource Room Bamyan Comms Bdlg,

Government Hill

Provide 8x computers networked, with internet, including 15 kW generator

Well Maintenance All Districts Drilling of New Wells All Districts Health Assessment Team Vehicles All Districts Govt Computer Resource Room Internet Connection

Bamyan

Ghawgardan Pass Police Checkpoint Panjab Local Government Development Conference Bamyan Hospital Emergency Accommodation / New Hospital Kitchen

Bamyan Bamyan Was emergency accommodation then became project to construct kitchen & ablutions

Ish Pesta Police Checkpoint Kahmard Ish Pesta Construct ANP checkpoint to accommodate 20 persons, kitchen, latrines, wall, barrier arms

University Generator Replacement Bamyan Bamyan Construct ANP checkpoint to accommodate 20 persons, kitchen, latrines, wall, barrier arms

Provincial Justice Conference Bamyan Repair of Water Wells All Districts Bamyan Hospital Defibrillators Bamyan Bamyan supply 3 x defibrillators + training Do Abe Khojaali Checkpoint Repair Kahmard Gabian Basket Flood Protection All Districts Various purchase gabions and supply to government Culvert Reconstruction Waras District Waras Waras purchase gabions and supply to government Flood Protection Dare E Hajar Village Kahmard Dare E Hajar 180m long FPW Flood Protection Pesheng School, Saygahn Sayghan

Madar School Flood Protection Kahmard Culvert Reconstruction Yakalong District Yakawlang Reconstruct culvert and perform erosion preventive work Hospital Generator Bamyan Bamyan Supply and install 200kVA generator

Government Computer Room Bamyan Flood Protection Punjab - Waras MSR Road Panjab Provide flood protection to MSR between Panjab and Waras Dagha Culvert Yakawlang Yakawlang HA Containers All Districts Various 12 x containers in Waras, Panjab, Yakawlang, Sayghan, Shibar, Kahmard Surveying Equipment Bamyan Flood Protection - De Himan Village Sayghan De Himan 2 x 600m FPW Bin-E-Shar Bridge Kahmard Bin-E-Shar Construct running surface of bridge only



Well Maintenance 2008 All Districts Flood Protection Bamyan General All Districts Various purchase 2500 gabion baskets for supply to government Wardak Displaced Persons Waras Humanitarian assistance for 400 families displaced by Kuchie migration and other

causes Bamyan Hospital Fuel Supplementation Bamyan One time purchase of fuel to supplement lack of budget Bamyan Hospital Kitchen Fitout Bamyan Bamyan Equip kitchen with ovens, fryer, pots, microwave, blender Security Wall Nayak Girls School Yakawlang Nayak 2.4m high wall around Nayak Girls' school Flood Protection Peshing School Sayghan Peshing FPW1 - 100m long x 2m high,FPW2 - 49 m long x 2m high Security Wall Sayghan Girls High School Sayghan 2 km west of

Sayghan 2.4m high fence around Sayghan girls' school

Remedial Flood Protection Ghandak Village Shibar Ghandak Construct FPW around BHC and school Nayak Hospital Repaint Yakawlang Nayak Provide a more sanitary environment within the hospital by cleaning and sealing

walls and application of fresh paint Kalu MHP Shibar Kalu Conduct repairs to existing MHP in order to provide power to Kalu village Generator Fuel and Furniture Repair BBHS Bamyan Bamian Provision of fuel for the generator to power school computers, and repair of

furniture at the Bamyan Boys High School PCC Coms Dev Bamyan Bamian Provision of communication equipment Daste Safed Literacy Center Kahmard Daste Safed Provision of text books to the Literacy Centre Nayak MHP Yakawlang Nayak Installation of a Micro-Hydro plant and the wiring required to provide power to

Nayak Bazaar Culvert Repairs Bamyan Bamian Repairs to culverts making the road trafficable during winter Andab MHP Kahmard Andab Provision of a security fence to the MHP in order to decrease incidents of children

being injured Sayghan Water Pipe Sayghan Sayghan Provision of pipe to provide water from a nearby spring to Sayghan residential area Upgrade to Midwifery Education Centre Bamyan Bamian Upgrade Bamian Comm Midwife Education Centre Roading Project- Deh Surkha Yakawlang Deh Surka Provision of tools in order to enable villagers to make repairs to access road

Roading Project- Maroof Yakawlang Maroof Provision of tools in order to enable villagers to make repairs to access road Pasroyah Culvert & Road Yakawlang Pasroyah Repairs to culverts making the road trafficable during winter Keligan Irrigation Canal Repair Yakawlang Keligan Provision of tools in order to remove debris from inside of village irrigation supply Nayak Hospital Paint Yakawlang Nayak Provide a more sanitary environment within the hospital by cleaning and sealing

walls and application of fresh paint Yolotak Spring water Diversion Shibar Yolotak Provision of pipe to provide water from a nearby spring to Yolotak village Charden Spring & Culvert Repair Yakawlang Charden Provision of materials to contain current spring site within village and repair a

culvert on the main village access road Baghulak Spring Protection Yakawlang Baghulak Provision of materials to contain current spring site within village providing more

sanitary drinking water Spring Protection 3 Villages Northern Yakawlang

Yakawlang Dosdan Chesma

Provision of materials to contain current spring site within village providing more sanitary drinking water

Sare Tarnook Spring Containment Yakawlang Sare Tarnook Provision of materials to contain current spring site within village providing more sanitary drinking water



Maroof Spring Protection Yakawlang Maroof Provision of materials to contain current spring site within village providing more sanitary drinking water

Bahkahk Spring Protection Yakawlang Bahkahk Provision of materials to contain current spring site within village providing more sanitary drinking water

Generator Weigh Station Do Abe Kahmard Do Abe Provision of a generator to the Do Abe weight station in order to allow continual weighing of coal trucks in Kahmard

Nayak Culvert Repair Yakawlang Nayak Construction of culverts within Nayak Bazaar in order to decrease damage to road during winter and ensure traffic ability

Yakawlang MSR culverts Yakawlang Construction of culverts along MSR west of Nayak in order to decrease damage to road during winter and ensure traffic ability

Dahane Solech Flood Protection Yakawlang Dahane Solech

Provision of materials to make repairs to existing floor protection wall

Sachhak Flood Protection Yakawlang Sachhak Provision of materials to make repairs to existing floor protection wall Dahane Mad Village School Shibar Dahane Mad Provision of materials to make repairs to existing floor protection wall around the

school Eraque Valley BHC Barbed Wire Shibar Eraque Provision of wire to enhance existing security wall ensuring wolves cannot enter

compound Quyisullah Village Foot Bridge Shibar Quyisullah To provide the villagers on the western side of the village with a safer footbridge to

use and avert a possible collapse due to winter snow Ghandak Village Tributory Reinforcement Shibar Ghandak Provision of materials to make repairs to existing flood protection wall Katasang Village Flood Protection Wall Shibar Katasang To provide gabion baskets to make repairs to the existing Katasang Village flood

protection wall o ensure that the villae was protected from the spring snow melt Sangpar foot bridge Shibar Sangpar Provide cement to the locals so they can repair the bridge Baghak, enhancement of School Shibar Baghak Provision of materials to make repairs to school walls to stop leaking into

classrooms and flood damage MADR school Kahmard Madr Repairs to broken windows, doors and electrical fittings within the Madr School Peshen Irrigation pipe Sayghan Pershing Strengthening of existing supports for village irrigation pipe allowing continual

supply of water to fields BAJGAS School toilet Kahmard Bajga Construction of a toilet block for males at Bajgas School Dahane Tangy School Kahmard Dahane

Tangy Repairs to broken windows, doors and electrical fittings within the Dahane Tangy School

Quyisullah Flood Protection Shibar Quisullah Provision of materials to make repairs to existing floor protection wall G1 Bridge Repairs Shibar N/A To provide technical advice, labour and stores required to make temporary repairs

to the G1 Bridge to ensure its trafficability until complete repairs are made Toghay Flood Protection Wall Shibar Shor Togay Provision of materials to make repairs to existing flood protection wall. Scope

changed to provide erosion protection. Bakhak Flood Protection Wall Shibar Baghak Provision of materials to make repairs to existing flood protection wall Char Taq MHP repairs Kahmard Chartok Conduct repairs to existing MHP in order to provide power to Char Taq village Daste Safid MHP Repairs Kahmard Daste Safed Conduct repairs to canal that supplies water to the MHP allowing continued

provision of electricity to Daste Safid



Madr Irrigation Wall Repairs Kahmard Madr Repairs to village irrigation canal allowing continual supply of water to fields Furniture local youth school Bamyan Zargarin Provision of office furniture and equipment to the Bamyan Youth Centre allowing

improved administration and running of courses Shah Qalander Girls school foot bridge Yakawlang Shah

Qalander To provide a foot bridge to the local school for the northern villages

Joye Naw Spring Containment Yakawlang Joye Naw To provide cement to the locals to construction a spring containment system Bajga School Repairs Kahmard Bajga To provide materials and labour to repair the school wall and windows Jola Valley MHP Channel Shibar Char-Kato

Village To extend the concrete base of the MHP a further 50m to reduce water permeation through the base

Feroz Bahar Culverts Yakawlang Feroz Bahar To supply the village with materials to enable the construction of two irrigation culverts across the main Sare Qol Valley Rd

Governor's Internet Bamyan Bamian To provide internet for the Governor's office for 6 months Gow Hagein Culvert Yakawlang Gow Hagein This project aims to supply the central population of Gow Hagien with materials in

order to allow for the local community to construct a permanent culvert across the current main road

Dozdan Chesma HA Container Yakawlang Dozdan Chesma

To supply the village with a humanitarian assistance container and the materials to build a concrete pad

Zardigah HA Container Yakawlang Zardigah To supply the village with a humanitarian container and the materials to build a concrete pad

Pojah Ji and Maydanak Foot Bridges Yakawlang Pojah Ji and Maydanak

To supply materials to the villages to build two permanent structurally safer bridges along their pathway

Qorghan MHP Dam Repair Yakawlang Qorghan To supply materials to the village to repair the existing dam that will allow water to be diverted into the MHP

Shibar ANP Checkpoint Shibar Shibar Pass To provide a ANP Checkpoint on the border between Shibar and Parwan to assist in the security

Shibar ANP Checkpoint Container Transport Shibar Shibar Pass To transport two containers to the newly established ANP checkpoint Band-e-Amir School footbridge Yakawlang Band-e-Amir To supply materials to the Band E Amir school to enable the community to build a

foot bridge Eye Patient Transport Bamyan Bamian To provide transport the eye patients in order to undergo eye surgery at Bamyan

Hospital Sia Dara Brg Repair Panjab Sia Dara To repair the deck in order to enable continued access to the main road Khakdaw Sofla Irrigation Canal Yakawlang Khakdaw

Olyia To supply the village of Khakdaw Olyia with construction materials to enable the community to repair their irrigation canal system.

Khakdaw Sofla spring containment Yakawlang Khakdaw Sofla

To supply the village of Khakdaw SOFLA with construction materials to enable the community to build a spring containment facility.

Well Maintenance Program 2009 All Districts Tents for use as Temp Classrooms All Districts Various Provision of tents for use as classrooms until permanent structures can be

provided. Provision of 20 Tents for use as temporary classrooms in Waras District

Waras Various Provision of 20 tents to Director of Education Waras District for use as classrooms until permanent structures can be provided



Provision of 7 Tents for Ghandak Boys School. Shibar Ghandak Provision of tents for use as classrooms until permanent structures can be provided.

Grading Panjab/Waras Road. Panjab N/A Grading of MSR Montana/MSR Highlanders from location of Scott FPB to commencement of on-going CERP project on Route Highlanders

School Repairs (incl. screens) Shibar Shunbul Window damaged by vandals School Furniture Ghandak Girls School & Boys School

Shibar Ghandak Schools have insufficient desks/chairs and Director of Education is unable to supply

Dahane Chahardeh Spring Containment Yakawlang Dahane Chahardeh

Repairs to an existing spring containment system

Panjab/Waras MSR Erosion Protection Panjab Panjaw Walayatek Spring Diversion Shibar Walayatek Dragon Valley Women's Centre well Bamyan Bamian Provide new well at Dragon Valley Women's Centre Qallacha Village Footbridge Repair Shibar Qalacha Repairs to footbridge

Shikari Village Footbridge Repair Shibar Shikari Upgrade of footbridge Tangy Moik irrigation canal Kahmard Tangi Moik Construction of irrigation canal. Zardigah School Spring Containment Yakawlang Zardigah Repair to irrigation canal & repairs to spring containment system Adira Village MHP Shibar Adira Provide power to the village of Adira

MSR COLT culvert repair Yakawlang To locally manufacture concrete slabs and reconstruct side walls to repair damaged culverts

Nayak Girls School Window repair Yakawlang Nayak Repair windows at Nayak girls' school Dozdan Chesma BHC Solar Power Yakawlang Dozdan

Chesma To supply power to the BHC

Tap-e Wahdat Water Pipe Yakawlang Tap-e Wahdat

Dari Ali Valley Culverts Yakawlang Dari Ali Valley

Culverts along alternative route to Yakawlang

Sare Qol Valley Culverts Yakawlang Sare Qol Valley

Culverts along alternative route to Yakawlang

Nayak Hospital Emergency Room Cabinets Yakawlang Nayak Supply hospital cabinets for the emergency room Nayak Bazzar Culverts Yakawlang Nayak install culverts in Nayak Bazaar Dashte Shahr Classroom Heaters Yakawlang Dasht Shahr Provide heaters for the school at Da Dahane Marghi FPW Yakawlang Dahane

Marghi Flood Protection Wall

Nayak Flood Protection Yakawlang Nayak Flood Protection Wall Dahane Zolej FPW Yakawlang Dahane Zolej Flood Protection Wall Nayak HA Warehouse Door Repairs Yakawlang Nayak HA warehouse door repair DAHANE MUR MICRO HYDRO PLANT Panjab Dahane Mur MHP completion Sare Dare Chaste School solar power Yakawlang Sare Dare

Chaste School Solar panel

Naitaq Valley Road Culverts Yakawlang Naitaq Valley Road culvert installation



Aral Qa'la Spring Containment Yakawlang Aral Qa'la Spring Containment Paitoba Village School Tents Shibar Paitoba Provide Tents for school

Ghandak BHC tents Shibar Ghandak Provide Tents for BHC Sarkoshak Tree Protectors Shibar Sarkoshak Provide Protection for Fruit trees Ghandak Girls and Boys Schoolbags Shibar Ghandak Provide School bags for students at Ghandak schools Aja Valley Water Shed Gabions Kahmard Ajar Valley Provide Gabion baskets for the support of the watershed project Doshahk BHC Solar Power Kahmard Doshahk Solar Power for the BHC Paitoba Footbrigde repair Shibar Paitoba Repairs to footbrdge Paiantoghay Footbridge repair Shibar Paiantoghay Repairs to footbrdge Dahane Eshpusha Kahmard Dahane

Eshpusha Flood diversion wall

Yak Ed Dept Solar Panel Yakawlang Nayak Ed Dept Solar panel and power Geroy Zarin Irrigation Canal Yakawlang Sange

Sorakh Irrigation Canal

Qardendeh Culvert Tela Wa Berfak

Qardendeh Road culvert installation

Toqay Ballah Water Diversion Shibar Toqay Ballah Water diversion wall

Darband MHP repair Kahmard Darband Repair MHP Madr MHP repair Kahmard Madr repair MHP by replacing dynamo Dahane Marghi FPW Yakawlang Dahane

Marghi Upgrade flood protection wall

Dahane Tangy irrigation canal Kahmard Dahane Tangy

Construct irrigation canal

Andah Valley Road Repair Yakawlang Andah Valley Road Repairs Shahbarana Road Repair Yakawlang Shahbarana Road Repairs Flooding Damage at Kiwi Base Water Source Bamyan Bamian To repair damage caused by over night flash flood close to the source where the

water for Kiwi Base is taken from Rashak spring containment Bamyan Rashak Rashak spring containment

Girls School Roof Repairs Kahmard Roof repairs Daste Safed Road Repairs Kahmard Daste Safed Road repairs New Kitchen at Samar Orphanage Bamyan Bamian Update Kitchen Payemori Village - New Well Construction Bamyan Payemori New Well Qale Giro Spring Containment Yakawlang Qale Giro Sare Asieab irrigation canals repair Yakawlang Sare Asieab Dahane Hemate Sarkoshak irrigation Shibar Dahane

Hemate irrigation scheme

Dare Ali Valley Culvert Enhancement Yakawlang Dare Ali road Additional Culverts Doju Doshak Sub-Clinic Kahmard Spare Parts for KTeam Well Maintenance All Districts Various For K Teams to do basic well maintenance



Qotarais – Footbridge construction Shibar Qotarais Construct footbridge Zazaraq – Footbridge construction Shibar Zazaraq Construct footbridge Pargoiak MHP Canal Failure Repair Yakawlang Pargoiak Repair MHP Canal Pargoiak MHP Canal Failure Repair Panjab Panjab Build rear wall at hospital Khakdaw Irrigation Canal Yakawlang Khakdaw Repair to irrigation canal Ghandak Village Fruit Sorage Shibar Ghandak Storage facility Dehane Barikaw Footbridge Shibar Dehane

Barikaw Footbridge construction

Bamyan Investor Tourism Conference Bamyan Bamian Logistics support for Conference Gardendeh Irrigation System Intake Reapir Tela Wa

Berfak Gardendeh Irrigation System Repair

Gardendeh Well Completion Tela Wa Berfak

Gardendeh Well Construction

Baghak Footbridge Shibar Baghak Footbridge construction Taqa Dokan Footbridge # 1 Shibar Taqa Dokan Footbridge construction Taqa Dokan Footbridge # 2 Shibar Taqa Dokan Footbridge construction Kata Khona Village Culvert #1 Yakawlang Kata Khona

Paien Construction of Box culvert

Kata Khona Village Culvert #2 Yakawlang Kata Khona Paien

Construction of Box culvert

Kata Khona Village Culvert #3 Yakawlang Kata Khona Paien

Construction of Box culvert

Gazak Paien Culvert Project #2 Yakawlang Gazak Paien Culvet Repairs Bede Moshkin Culvert repair Yakawlang Bede

Moshkin Culvet Repairs

Ru-Ye-Sang Box Culvert Kahmard Ru-Ye-Sang Construct box culvert Bamyan University Furniture Bamyan

Pasroyah School Extension Yakawlang Pasroyah Infrastructure Bamyan Teacher Training College Boys Dormitory

Bamayan Bamyan Infrastructure

2011 Well Maintenance Programme All Districts

Power Supply to Governor's Compound Bamyan Bamyan Governance Ahangaran Bridge Shibar Ahangaran Infrastructure Sayghan District Warehouse Sayghan Central

Sayghan Infrastructure

Ghandak Girls School Fence Shibar Ghandak Infrastructure Ghandak Boys School Classrooms Shibar Ghandak Infrastructure Rue Ye Sang Boys Classrooms Kahmard Rue Ye Sang Infrastructure Dept of Public Works Truck Bamyan Bamyan Governance


Annex 3: list of US-funded projects managed by the New Zealand-led PRT (2008-2013)

Name of project District Community

Doshi-Bamyan Road Corridor Projects (funded by USAID and implemented by Louis Berger Group

Sang Chal spring containment and water storage - -

Dahane Barikak micro-hydro power system - -

Robat Village micro-hydro power system Panjab Robat Village

Dahane Ghandak micro-hydro power system Shibar Ghandak

Sarkoshak micro-hydro power system Shibar Sarkoshak

Ghandak Dahane micro-hydro power system Yakawlang Nayak

Belal Ghandak micro-hydro power system Shibar Ghandak

Sub-total (US$) Unknown

Commander’s Emergency Response Projects (CERP)

Note: only the significant CERP projects are listed below

DAIL staff training Bamyan Centre -

Storage building Panjab -

Yakawlang Courthouse Yakawlang Nayak

Nayak DH Upgrade Yakawlang Nayak

Bamian New Town Road Bamyan Bamyan

Bamian Bazaar Road Bamyan Bamyan

Panjab - Waras road rehabilitation Panjab and Waras Various

Shatu Pass Road Panjab Shatu Pass

Gabion baskets Kahmard Kahmard Various

Vaccination programme Kahmard Various

Seeds & fertilizer programme Kahmard Various



Irrigation improvement project Bamyan Sayadabad

Panjab hospital beds Panjab Panjab Centre

Road Rehab Y1 - Aq Robat Sayghan Aq robat

Road Rehab Aq Robat - Sayghan Sayghan Various

Road Rehab Sayghan - Saritang Sayghan Various

Road Rehab Saritang - Peshing Sayghan Various

Road Rehab Dahane Tangy - Madr Kahmard Various

Road Rehab Ru Ye Sang - Ajar Kahmard Various

Shibar district centre Shibar -

Shibar district centre upgrade Shibar -

Sayghan Bridge repair Sayghan -

Vaccination programme Kahmard Various

Sayghan courthouse Sayghan Sayghan

Band-e-Amir Lakes Road Yakawlang Band-e-Amir Lakes

Bamyan airfield security fence Bamyan Centre Bamyan Centre

Snow clearance Bamyan Centre, Sayghan, Panjab & Waras Various

Do Abe High School Kahmard Do Abe

Do Abe bridge and road repair Kahmard Do Abe

Sayghan district centre Sayghan -

Section 7 roading Shibar Various

Section 8 roading Shibar Various

Zardigah basic health centre Yakawlang Zardigah

Pasroyah basic health centre Yakawlang Pasroayah

Dagah comprehensive health clinic Yakawlang Dagah

Panjab Hospital upgrade Panjab Panjab Centre

Nayak Hospital upgrade Yakawlang Nayak



Shakh Taka boys’ secondary school Shibar Ghandak

Health clinic project Panjab Targhay

Sub-total (US$) Over $25,000,000

NATO Training Mission - Afghanistan (NTM-A)-funded projects

ANSF Operational Command Centre Province (OCCP) Bamyan Centre -

Provincial Police Head Quarters (PPHQ) building Bamyan Centre -

Uniform Traffic Police Head Quarters building Bamyan Centre -

Sub-total (US$) $4,300,000

GRAND TOTAL (US$) Over $29,300,000


Annex 4: list of Singaporean Army and Malaysian Army-funded projects (2007-2013)


Folaadi Valley basic health clinic to community health clinic upgrade Bamyan Centre Folaadi Valley

Mobile health services and training Yakawlang Various

Medical training and mentoring to health workers, Bamyan Provincial

Hospital, ANP and OCCP Bamyan Centre -

Dental training and mentoring Bamyan Centre -

Medical training to Basic Health Centres, Community Health Centres,

Bamyan Hospital and Midwife College - -

Personal hygiene awareness programme at schools - -

Biosand Water Filter project at schools - -

Workshop on brucellosis outbreak Panjab, Waras and Yakawlang Various

Bamyan health managers and planners workshop Bamyan Centre -

Solar power panels Bamyan Centre Various

Insulation box for Biosand Water Filter - -

Preventative Medicine Conference - -

Water quality surveillance - -

Water test kit for Department of Public Health Bamyan Centre -

Seminar on maternal child health

Health promotion programme on Paywand Radio (half hour weekly slot) - -

Basic life support course for Provincial Quick Response Force - -

First aid course - -

First responder course for Governor’s Protection Team Bamyan Centre -

Combat medic course for National Directorate Service Bamyan Centre -

First aid and trauma course for Bamyan Tourism Board Bamyan Centre -



Visiting lecturer at Midwife College - -

First aid course for ANP female personnel Bamyan Centre -

Family planning promotion programme Bamyan Centre -

Blood donation programme Bamyan Centre -

Basic clinical dental training course Bamyan Centre -

Advanced dental assistant course Bamyan Centre

Establishment of dental clinic (including dental equipment) Yakawlang, Panjab & Waras -

Oral hygiene campaign at schools - -

Visiting lecturer at Community Health Nursing College Bamyan Centre -

Clean water supply programme Bamyan Centre Sangcheson Village

Dental operator train-the-trainer course Bamyan Centre

Public health assistant course Bamyan Centre -

Tactical combat casualty care course for Afghan National Security Forces

(ANSF)

Construction of Yakawlang Maternity Waiting Home and Dental Clinic Yakawlang -

Furniture and medical and dental equipment to Yakawlang Maternity

Waiting Home and Dental Clinic Yakawlang -

Medical and dental equipment for Ministry of Public Health, Bamyan

Provincial Hospital, Shuhada Organisation and Community Nursing

College

Bamyan Centre -

Sub-total $281,000

GRAND TOTAL (US$) Over $481,000

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Annex 5: sources of information

Activity Management System (AMS), 2013.

Agricultural Support Programme Activity Design Document, November 2011.

Afghanistan Agricultural Support Programme Monthly Milestone Progress Reports to MFAT.

Draft for Discussion: Terms of reference for a review of implementation of New Zealand Aid Programme’s 3-year

programme of assistance to Afghanistan, 2008.

PRT Development Group Plan 2010-2012, October 2011.

Renewable Energy Programme Activity Design Document, October 2012.

Review of NZ ODA.

Aga Khan Foundation, Annual Report to MFAT January-December 2011. Carswell, Dr. Sue, Review of New Zealand Aid Programme funded New Zealand Police Activities in Bamyan Afghanistan, 2009.

Coxon, Dr. Eve, Review of NZAid Support for Education in Bamyan, Afghanistan, 2008.

International Security and Disarmament Division (ISED), Brief on Afghanistan Achievements for Minister of

Defence, 29 January 2013.

New Zealand Provincial Reconstruction Team, CERP projects in Bamyan, 5 December 2012.

New Zealand Defence Force, Review of NZDF reconstruction and humanitarian assistance projects, 31 October 2011.

Activity reports to MFAT.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

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195 Lambton Quay, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

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